Ronald Koeman named seven uncapped players in his first Dutch National Team squad this week as the Oranje look to bounce back from their failure to qualify for this year’s World Cup. The youngest of the newcomers is 18 year-old Ajax winger Justin Kluivert, son of Dutch legend Patrick Kluivert. The call-up is the reward[…]

Mohamed Salah’s incredible performances for Liverpool this season has made Roma’s decision to sell the Egyptian winger for an initial €42m in the summer look foolish, but in recent weeks there are signs that I Giallorossi might have found themselves the perfect Salah replacement in young Turk Cengiz Ünder. The 20 year-old started his career at Altınordu, and after two[…]

Ezequiel Barco became the most expensive signing in the history of Major League Soccer when he joined Atlanta United in January for $15 million. The signing of the 18 year-old could prompt a change in the way soccer is developing in the States. Previously MLS has been viewed by some as a retirement home for ageing[…]

The latest update to Soccer Manager 2018 is now available and includes some exciting new features and improvements: New Player Values Since the release of Soccer Manager 2018 we have had reports from our community regarding the player values, these have now been revised and have been altered to be more realistic. Updated 2017/18 Squads[…]

Boubakary Soumaré was strongly linked with a move to Manchester City in January, as the Champions elect step up their search for a long-term replacement for Yaya Touré. Soumaré was developed in Paris Saint-Germain’s youth system but in the summer turned down a new contract with the Parisians as well as an offer from Juventus[…]

Plenty of money was spent during the January transfer window, with established players like Coutinho, Van Dijk, Sanchez, Aubameyang and Laporte all making moves, but in many ways the most eye catching deal of all was a record breaking transfer involving a 16 year-old with fewer than 10 top flight appearances. Pietro Pellegri left Genoa[…]

The saying if you are good enough you are old enough is certainly true of goalkeepers. Two of the greatest keepers of the 21st century became regulars as teenagers and went on to have incredible careers at the top of the game. Iker Casillas was a Real Madrid regular and Champions League winner at the[…]

2017 was a hugely successful year for England’s Youth Teams, with the Young Lions winning the World Cup at Under-20 and Under-17 level, plus the Under-19 Euro Championships and the prestigious Toulon Tournament. Despite this success, it is still difficult for youngsters to make the breakthrough to senior football in the Premier League where there[…]

The failure of the United States to qualify for this year’s World Cup was a huge embarrassment to everybody connected to US Soccer. This week their misery was compounded when the Monterrey midfielder Jonathan González switched allegiances to USA’s big CONCAFAF rivals Mexico. Born in California to Mexican parents, González has represented USA at youth[…]